MOSCOW, February 27 Norwegian skier Teresa Johaug considers it wrong to allow Russian athletes to four-time Olympic champion Johaug won the classic time trial at the World Cup in Lahti, Finland on Sunday. The second was the Russian woman Natalya Nepryaeva. «I feel sorry for the athletes. I understand that they have nothing to do with it. But on the other hand, I think that this is completely wrong. They represent their country with a flag on their chest. I think that in the current situation it is absolutely wrong that the country will be represented in the sports arena,» Teresa Yohaug said in an interview with NRK. Earlier, Russia was deprived of the right to host the Ski World Cup Final, which was to be held in Tyumen from March 18 to 20. Also, the International Ski Federation (FIS) announced that it would not use the flag and anthem of the Russian Federation at official ceremonies, including award ceremonies following the results of the competition. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided on a special military operation of the Russian Federation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to the Russians, he said that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.» On February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and the DPR.
